Disabilities

Logo. Feature: Disabilities
One example for Feature: Disabilities
Description
Tags and features that will be relevant for disabled users
Tags

information=tactile_map
information=tactile_model
ramp=yes/no
tactile_paving=yes/no/...
traffic_signals:arrow=yes/no
traffic_signals:minimap=yes/no
traffic_signals:sound=yes/no/...
traffic_signals:vibration=yes/no
traffic_signals:floor_vibration=yes/no
wheelchair=yes/no/...
wheelchair:description:en=*
blind:description:en=*
deaf:description:en=*
and many others...

For a quick how to mapping guide see the page How to map for the needs of people with disabilities.

General information sources

Tagging for disabilities in general

Different accessibility challenge types

Visual impairment/blindness

Main article: OSM for the blind

Routing

  • Loadstone GPS is a free non-graphics satellite navigation software developed for Symbian Mobile/phones using the Series60 platform. See also the interface Nuance Talks.

Maps

Using online maps without adaptation

… or: how to make the words on the map bigger?

  • For most/all slippy maps (like the one on osm.org) you can just use your browser's zoom feature (e.g., of Firefox) to enlarge everything. Be sure to not set "zoom only text" in your browser's settings/view/zoom menu options. A downside is that the map image usually gets blurry. If you view a slippy map which uses "retina" tiles, you can magnify much more until the image get blurry (comparison example).
  • Use the zoom function of your operating system (as the font size problem does not only affects you on maps).
  • Using another map style with bigger text and better contrast is another option: for example OpenTopoMap (no street names) or even more contrast with toner-lite by stamen / toner by stamen (few names).

Tagging

  • Structure in the pavement to be felt with a long cane (white blindmans's stick): tactile_paving=yes/no/incorrect; e.g., used on highway=steps or on highway=bus_stop or platforms.
  • Relief maps information=tactile_map
  • Tactile writing tactile_writing=*
    • tactile_writing:braille:XX=yes, where XX is a language code, for example en for English (e.g., used on highway=steps with Braille writing on handrails)
    • tactile_writing:embossed_printed_letters:XX=yes (e.g., used in elevators, where the buttons have embossed numbers in ordinary writing)
  • Voice interfaces acoustic=voice_description; e.g., voice_description=rfid in Bern for public transportation
  • Cinema / Theatre: additional narrator acoustic=voice_description ?
  • Traffic lights with sound traffic_signals:sound=yes/no
  • description:en:blind=The city of Weingarten offers tactile paper maps at the tourist information office for a small fee.
  • lit=* to identify well-lit routes for people affected by night-blindness
  • ...

You can find a lot of tags concerning accessibility in these categories:

  • Visual Impairment

Walking impairment/wheelchair drivers/stroller

Tagging

You can find a lot of tags concerning accessibility in these categories:

  • Walking Disability

Routing

Hearing impaired/deafness

  • Visual map with icons for objects of special interest to deaf persons (Project does not exist yet)
  • Tags for deaf persons or persons with hearing impairment: See category:Hearing Impairment
  • (Add your project here)

Tagging

You can find a lot of tags concerning accessibility in these categories:

  • Hearing Impairment

Maps

  • Want to start this project? Just go ahead and link your map here.

Routing

  • Deaf persons can usually handle ordinary visual routing software.

Routing for deafblind/hearing impaired and visually impaired

  • Want to start this project? Just go ahead and link your router here.


Hidden/cognitive/mental disabilities

  • Noise/stress levels
  • Places to seek a pause
  • Special instructions (i.e., in Denmark AutismGoTo provides autism friendly descriptions of theaters, museums etc.)
  • Is it a place where the [Hidden Disabilities Sunflower](https://hdsunflower.com/dk/butik.html) items can be picked up
  • Does the place take special care for people with hidden disabilites, are there special details for people with the Sunflower items

Tagging

None defined yet

How can I help?

You can support this project for example by working on the following tasks:

  • Identify objects of special interest in your surrounding and map them if tags exist. If there are no tags documented, ask for them here.
  • Help in one of the listed projects.
  • Tell your disabled friends about OSM and ask them to tell their needs here.
  • Organize micro mapping parties that collect very accurate data.
  • Translate this page to other languages.
  • proposing needed tags and keys here on this page
  • adding headlines for other handicaps here on this page
  • adding lines for objects of interest here on this page
  • reminding mappers on object pages to enter additional keys helpful for disabled persons
  • creating icons for the tags and keys and request their rendering
  • programming routing software or renderers that do not rely on visual output.

More information

This page is supposed to collect features, tags and information relevant for disabled persons.

Please add links to the related topics.

You can find a lot of tags concerning accessibility in these categories:

  • Disabilities

Join the accessibility mailing list by sending an email to accessibility-subscribe@openstreetmap.org.

See this page in other languages for local language mailing lists.

Information sources

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